#AndNew @theDALTONcastle is the NEW ROH World Champion!! pic.twitter.com/F2PeDgClp9
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 16, 2017
For its last PPV of the year, Ring of Honor historical PPV Final Battle was a surprising but also interesting one. Who would have thought Cody would leave the Hammerstein Ballroom without the ROH World Championship new belt, as a brand new title was presented yesterday night? Because, yes, Dalton Castle did it, ending the 175-day reign of Cody.
Just Announced: In 2018 the very first @Women_of_Honor champion will be crowned! #FinalBattle pic.twitter.com/AZnjI5QXhw
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 16, 2017
Another major event of the night, the creation of the Women of Honor Championship. A number of the women from the division came out as the belt was presented. Competition will begin on January 20 in Nashville, Tennessee. ROH announcer Ian Riccaboni announced Kelly Klein, Mandy Leon, Brandi Rhodes, Deonna Purrazzo, Jenny Rose, Jessie Brooks, Stella Grey, Sumie Sakai, and Japanese wrestling promotion Stardom’s Mayu Iwatani would be involved. Other ROH and Stardom could be included.
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Final Battle full results
* Dark match: Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara defeated Cheeseburger and Delirious
* Dark match: Jonathan Gresham defeated Josh Woods
This man is an artist. #FinalBattle pic.twitter.com/06psu5K020
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 16, 2017
* Singles match: Will Ospreay defeated Matt Taven (with TK O’Ryan and Vinny Marseglia)
War Machine and The Addiction starting hot, this one's going to be brutal. #FinalBattle pic.twitter.com/zU2cmTf5d0
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 16, 2017
* Tag Team match: War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) defeated The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian)
.@MartyScurll may be rethinking his decision to challenge @TheLethalJay pic.twitter.com/TwU2N3ph3I
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 16, 2017
* Non-title match: Jay Lethal defeated IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Marty Scurll
The power of friendship! #FinalBattle pic.twitter.com/IGgJ1ku9kb
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 16, 2017
* ROH World Tag Team Championship match: The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) (c) defeated Best Friends (Beretta and Chuckie T.)
Silas Young putting some of BCB's empties to use. #FinalBattle pic.twitter.com/zUlwNrdNYI
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 16, 2017
* ROH World Television Championship Four-way Dance Elimination match: Silas Young defeated Kenny King, Punishment Martinez and Shane Taylor to become the new ROH TV Champion
We were warned that this would be hardcore. #FinalBattle pic.twitter.com/xmqsbuncFS
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 16, 2017
* New York Street Fight Tag Team match: The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) defeated Bully Ray and Tommy Dreamer
This is always a thing of beauty #FinalBattle pic.twitter.com/2NbvixNkzq
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 16, 2017
* ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship match: The Hung Bucks (Adam Page, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c) defeated Dragon Lee, Flip Gordon and Titán
Dalton Castle sure makes a champion's entrance! #FinalBattle pic.twitter.com/0MRtxRJzKN
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 16, 2017
* ROH World Championship match: Dalton Castle (with The Boys) defeated The American Nightmare, now blond, Cody (with Brandi Rhodes) to become the new ROH World Champion